ID.3 / Cupra Born
Rear Body Brace
Body
Brace.
During our R&D programme on MEB-platform, we've learned that whilst the body is very stiff and well reinforced around the floor area that contains the battery pack, the upper body is not so rigid.
So, our beautiful Carbon Fibre Rear Body Brace tightens up the weakest point on the car between the rear suspension mounts.
The result? Sharper dynamic responses, with no compromise.
Part Number: VWR810003
Confirmed Applications:
VW ID3 2020+ all models
Cupra Born 2021+ all models
What
it does.
Modern electric cars like the VW ID.3 and Cupra Born built on the MEB-platform have a pretty stiff laser-welded bodyshell.
Up front, the MEB chassis is very rigid between the suspension tops, but at the rear there is much more chassis flex which negatively affects vehicle handling in cornering. It's bodyshell flex that gives the creaking you occasionally hear.
The new RacingLine Rear Body Brace solves this issue by locking the crucial hard points together. It uses solid billet aluminium mounts secured into the beautiful, ultra-stiff carbon fibre link bar drastically stiffening the rear of the chassis.
Increased
Rigidity.
By reinforcing and tying the rear strut towers together, the brace helps to maintain proper suspension geometry under heavy cornering loads. Remove the bodyshell flex, and the suspension geometry can work as it was designed to do.
Despite the added stiffness, this improved handling performance comes without sacrificing any ride quality or introducing any additional noise, vibration, or harshness into the cabin.
low profile
Thin, low-profile design means minimum impact on boot space and no effect on rear seat operation, up or down.
easy install
Clever design means fitting is quick and simple. Completely reversible without trace for removal.
no drilling
No cutting, no drilling needed. By cleverly re-using the strongest parts of the body, there's no need to modify.
Beautiful
driveability.
You'll immediately feel the sharper dynamic responses with the Rear Body Brace fitted. That translates into tighter handling feel as the suspension geometry is at last able to work as it should with less of the 'squidge' that comes from chassis flex.
You'll even notice the difference at lower speeds. Manoeuvres such as turning into steep-approach angled ramps or driveways also cause the body twisting moments that lead to creaking trim.
Precision
engineered.
Brackets locate into rear seat mounts, no drilling or cutting
3K twill weave carbon fibre ultra-stiff 35mm link bar
Aerospace-grade T6-6061 Aluminium bracketry used throughout
All mounts are CNC 5-axis machined from solid billet
FEA design maximises stiffness whilst keeping weight down
Perfect
fitting
Best of all, the clever design means that installation is simple.
By using existing body mounting points, there's absolutely no cutting, drilling or removal of trim needed to install. Meaning that fitment is fully reversible, and takes up minimal boot space, thanks to the low-profile design.
